Richard grew up in Boulder, Colorado, and has attended Moody Bible Institute, The Master’s College, The Expositor’s Institute, Colorado Christian College, Denver Seminary, and Trinity Theological Seminary, where he earned a Doctor of Religious Studies degree. Darrell served as Youth Pastor in two churches, as Senior Pastor at Hillsdale Bible Church in Oklahoma, and was the founding pastor of two churches in Denver, where he pastored from 2000-2005 and 2007-2017.

Richard is currently teaching a home Bible study and serving in a non-staff position at his local church.

Richard met his wife, Tracy, while guiding whitewater rafting tours in Colorado. They were married in 1990 and have two daughters, Carolyn-Nicole and Faith, and a son, Josiah.